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Remarks by Commissioner Uyeda at the Georgetown Law Hotel and Lodging Summit

Harvard Corporate Governance

Securities and Exchange Commission, on Friday, October 28, 2022 Editor's Note: Mark T. In March 2022, the Commission proposed sweeping changes for issuers regarding climate change disclosures. [1] In March 2022, the Commission proposed sweeping changes for issuers regarding climate change disclosures. [1] Uyeda, U.S.

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SEC Chief Accountant Discusses Auditors’ Responsibility for Fraud Detection

Reynolds Holding

3] A critical aspect of this role is an independent auditor’s responsibilities with respect to fraud detection [4] during the financial statement audit, or, in other words, the auditor’s use of the fraud lens. [5] Fraud causes significant losses to investors each year. [1] trillion on a global scale. [2].

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SEC Accounting Chief Warns Chinese Companies About Risks of Changing Auditors

Reynolds Holding

One of the recent central themes of the Office of the Chief Accountant [1] has been that high-quality audits are foundational to the trust that underlies capital markets. [2] 3] The investor protection afforded by high-quality audits is as important to U.S. The PCAOB’s Fundamental Role in Improving Audit Quality.

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Is Now the Right Time to Mandate Costly Climate Disclosure?

Reynolds Holding

C or even 2°C [by 2050] will be beyond reach.” [1] Consider, for example, the requirement under the Climate Rules that public companies disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions, in absolute terms (not including offsets) and in terms of intensity per unit of economic value or production. Some have not yet been born.

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SEC Commissioner Peirce on Flaws in New Clawback Rules

Reynolds Holding

2] Instead of taking advantage of this statutory flexibility, the release before us adopts a prescriptive approach that, because of its breadth and inflexibility, in some cases, could impose costs on shareholders greater than the benefits they derive from the clawbacks. Accordingly, I cannot vote to adopt this rule. a) of Form 8-K.” [5].

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Gibson Dunn Offers 2022 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Update

Reynolds Holding

This mid-year update provides an overview of the major developments in federal and state securities litigation in the first half of 2022: I. Filing And Settlement Trends. Semiannual Number of Class Action Filings (CAF Index®) January 2013 – June 2022. Summary of Trend Cases—Core Federal Filings 2018 – June 2022. .

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Debevoise Discusses SEC’s Division of Enforcement Year-End Results

Reynolds Holding

1] Disgorgement and penalties were the second highest in the SEC’s history at just under $5 billion, while the overall number of actions rose by 3% over FY 2022. Standalone Enforcement Actions by Primary Classification Primary Classification FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 Investment Adviser / Investment Co.

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